Tastes

Nose: smells exactly like Makers 46 Taste: nothing like Makers 46, very bland and one dimensional Finish: lighting quick, hardly any lingering finish at all

I found this at MSRP sitting on the shelf in Bowling Green, KY with a dozen other copies, so is the bourbon craze over?? Nose: caramel, butterscotch, young, thin Taste: baking spices, hints of cherry Finish: short Makers 46 is still significantly better than this at a cheaper price point, but glad to grab a bottle of this again for the first time in seven years or so? It’s been awhile, but I definitely havent missed much.

Crazy how good a simple Beam white label is in a nice glass, neat. And at $17.99 what’s not to like? Nose: vanilla, sweet corn, hint of rye spice Taste: it’s a dessert! Lots of caramel and more vanilla Finish: smooth and short

Nose: molasses, hazelnut, oak, vanilla, hint of fruit Taste: oily sugar, cinnamon, vanilla Finish: long for a 100 proof, very spicy, the rye kicks This is pretty good and raises the profile of Bulleit for me. I found this for $60 but would not pay more. At that price it’s quite good.

Nose: pear, oak, berries, apricot, toffee Taste: dusty corn, baking spices, hint of caramel, very sweet notes Finish: short, surprising I always though that this, along with Wild Turkey 101 and Makers are the most bourbony bourbons on the shelf. Classic flavors. +This can be found anywhere all the time and beats most other bourbon that cost 2x as much

Average Indiana-sourced bourbon (Akron, Ohio-based Towpath Distillery distributes). Not bad, not great. Nose: corn, vanilla Taste: candied nuts Finish: very short

This is my 300th review. Unfortunately the whiskey is not that good. This Triple Oak variant from Angel’s Envy is getting good reviews online but when I saw it the other day on sale for about $55 (SRP is $79?) at Total Wine, with bottles filling an entire endcap by the door, I knew something was up. Nose: vanilla ice cream, a subtle hint of oak Taste: thin caramel, very little else Finish: short with very little bite This is a thin, low-flavor bourbon. I like Angel’s Envy overall but this did not impress me at all.

Nose: raisins and other dark fruits, nuts Taste: cherries and oak Finish: medium Overpriced. When this first came out it reminded me of Double Oaked. Now its closer to OF100.